I realised that I’ve been doing a lot of baking that uses very rich, heavy flavours. While I love spices, fruit, nut and chocolate, something a bit lighter can be very welcome. In Italy, they seem to recognise this, with … Continue reading →

Candy kisses pressed into sugar cookies. Candy Cane Blossom Cookies by Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime This concept of cookie has been going around for years. The first ones I ever saw were chocolate kisses pressed into peanut butter cookies. … Continue reading...

Cook Eat Paleo - Simple recipes for gluten-free, grain-free living Transitioning to a paleo-friendly diet can be intimidating. You may wind up buying new ingredients that you have never even heard of before, let alone used — some of which can be pretty...

Cook Eat Paleo - Simple recipes for gluten-free, grain-free living Transitioning to a paleo-friendly diet can be intimidating. You may wind up buying new ingredients that you have never even heard of before, let alone used — some of which can be pretty...

Tutti frutti seems to be the spotlight of Indian Christmas baking but I'm not a big fan of it. Am I the only one or do I have any company? But I must agree that these brightly colored sweet tit bits make the dish look prettier and exciting. So I was planning...

22nd Dec, 2014 For the last day of week 3 Blogging marathon under the theme Kid’s delight – Holiday special recipes, I made these walnut cookies. Wondering what to serve to Santa along with milk? Try this extremely simple cookie with just the basic ingredients...

Today I am here with an easy Christmas special recipe, Shortbread Bites / Christmas Shortbread Cookies. Shortbread are kind of biscuits with mild sugar and rich buttery cookies. No eggs needed and just 3 basic ingredients is needed for a plain Shortbread...

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Fill with preserves Lyle wanted cookies today, and as I often do, I turned to Fine Cooking Cookies Holiday edition, 2012 for a new recipe to try. You really can’t go wrong with a cookie recipe from Fine Cooking. They are sometimes more complicated than...

Preparation: 15 min - Cooking: 12 min Larder Love Do you make special cookies and biscuits for Christmas? Do you leave one on a plate by the fireplace with a glass of whisky (come on this is Scotland) for Santa when he struggles down the chimney with his sack full of cheer? Or do you make them...

A fun to make and eat cookie (looks like a rainbow) looks perfect on a cookie tray, such a great colorful cookie. The kids love them too. Sugar cookies with a rich buttery coconut funfetti flair! Coconut Funfetti Sugar Cookie Recipe 1 stick softened butter...

Preparation: 1h15 - Cooking: 25 min This Italian date cookie started with an email. A reader named Sara asked me if I had the recipe for the date cookie on my Pinterest board that was from La Cucina Italiana Magazine. I had pinned it when the American version of this magazine was still in...

Gingerbread Cookies~ Lebkuchen~ Nüremberg Lebkuchen is very popular in Germany around Christmas time. A spicy gingerbread, that goes well with coffee, tea and Glüdwein. These soft, spicy, gingerbread cookies keep for several weeks. There are many regional...

One of my holiday traditions is gifting food for coworkers and friends. In the past I've made cookies, fudge and caramels. Last year, I made peppermint chunk fudge, which was a huge hit. The fudge was easy to make, and I could make large batches of it pretty...

It is amazing how some things that you love, you pass it along to your children. Especially, when it comes to food. I don’t know if it is because you make those things more often because you like them or there is something else in the gene pool that gets...

I was recently at one of my MOPS meetings and we put together this cookie mix. You know, the ones where you place all the dry ingredients in a mason jar, decorate the jar a bit and then attach directions for baking? Yeah, that one. I changed up the ingredients...